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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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